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Gallery,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada. by Greggor58
I love the design of the structure and its feeling of space and light that it's design creates.
The present location of the Gallery was opened in 1988...previous to that it was located in a building that now houses the Embassy of Great Britain on Elgin Street.
Its collections include Canadian & Aboriginal Art,European and American Art ,Contemporary Art,Inuit Art,Modern Art,Photographs Collection,and more...
Works by Van Gogh, Chardin,Paul Kane,Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven,and many others can be seen here.
Tours of the National Gallery’s Permanent Collection are offered at 2 pm from Wednesday to Sunday from 1 October to 30 April, and daily at 2 pm from May through September.You DO NOT need a guide however...as audio guides are available that allows visitors to access over 200 commentaries about the Canadian galleries and individual works in the collection.
The general hours of operation are 10 am to 5 pm with exceptions...please call or check they're WWW before going.
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 National Gallery of Canada by mim95
Admission is free to permanent collection. Plan to spend a few hours in here. Leave a Comment
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 The National Arts Gallery by duanestoreyLeave a Comment Directions: Sussux, downtown Ottawa
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 The National Gallery is
hard to miss. by MDH
The very building itself is practically a work of art. Built around tulip fields near Parliament Hill, complete with glass towers and brilliant lighted corridors, this building is a post-modern masterpiece, and is well suited to be the host to many of the world's top painters.
Art lovers should take a few hours to explore this place. It's well worth it. Leave a Comment Phone: (613) 990-1985Directions: Another building that's hard to miss. Travel along Sussex drive past Parliament towards the Alexandria Bridge. It'll be to the left. It's distinct architecture is a dead giveaway.Website: http://national.gallery.ca Other Contact: http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca
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 Natural light pours in
the building's pathway. by Lisser
The National Gallery of Canada is home to Canada's national art treasures. Over 1,500 works are on view in the permanent collection galleries. The Gallery holds the world's largest collection of Canadian art, as well as an outstanding collection of European, American and Asian works. Leave a Comment Directions: Facing Parliament Hill, turn right on Wellington Street. Turn left on Sussex Drive. Immediately after Major's Hill Park, the Gallery is on the left, at the corner of St. Patrick Street.
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 An exhibit room at the
National Gallery of Canada by Carmanah
I visited the National Gallery during a Wednesday afternoon in May and found that it was very quiet, with the exception of a few school groups. But for most of the time, the security guards outnumbered the visitors!
There are many different galleries. I didn't get to explore the Inuit gallery, but I loved the Canadian gallery, featuring Canadian favourites by Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and the Group of Seven.
The contemporary art exhibit was my absolute favourite as it featured artwork from all over the world. I spent easily 2 and a half hours, as there was always something new around each corner. They had some Goya "Los Caprichos" which I had studied in my art history class, as well as some Dali, Monet, Manet, and Van Gogh. They had an entire room on Italian renaissance, with gigantic mural-size canvases displaying scenes that were contemporary to Florence in the 1500's. There were statues, and sculptures, and many French column capitals which were very different from one another.
Being an art history student, I loved this museum. What I also loved was being able to see the original painting of 'The Death of General Wolfe", by Benjamin West... possibly the most famous Canadian battle scene depicted in any art work.
Admission to the gallery used to be free before autumn of 2004, but is now charging a small fee. The gallery does not charge admission after 5pm on Thursdays.
For those who might not be able to visit Ottawa anytime soon but are still curious about the artwork in the gallery, the National Gallery of Canada has put together a fabulous virtual museum online, displaying the popular pieces of artwork featured in the museum. It's actually a well designed website, complete with information on the artists and the history behind each piece. Leave a Comment Phone: (613) 990-1985Directions: On the right (eastern) side of the Alexandra Bridge, west of Byward Market.Website: http://www.gallery.ca
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I didn't have time to go inside or even get closer, but with this type of architecture, I'm sure the inside is equally if not more impressive! My quick research tells me that the National Gallery of Canada contains masterpieces from such renowned artists as Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, & Sigmon. I'm sure the time spent here would be most memorable! Leave a Comment
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The National Gallery of Canada is arguably the best art gallery in Canada and certainly one of the most important galleries in all of North America. Naturally Canadian art is well represented with David Milne, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven being exhibited in strength. However what for me makes the National Gallery superior to the other galleries in Canada is the strong Modern Collection. Artist like Klee, Klimt, Leger, and Braque are well represented here with some of their best works. Leave a Comment
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 National Gallery of Canada
(Ottawa, Canada) by Redang, 2 more photosLeave a Comment Phone: (+1) (613) 990-1985Directions: It's not in the centre, but you can go walking frome there.Website: www.national.gallery.ca Other Contact: E mail: info@gallery.ca
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